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RAILROAD TAXATION.
Tax PAYERS Views in a Nut Shell.

GREENWOOD TOWNSHIP, Jan. rs, 1887
Editor Press and Banner:
Next Thursday the people or GREENWOOD
township will decide at the ballot box wheth-
er their taxes shall be increased or not to
build another rhilrdad., At the risk OF being
called an old fogy, an old fossil. an obstacle 10
humble protest against taXttion for such pur-
poses We do not believe in building railroads
by taxation at any time, and now most stren-
ponsy do we object to taxing the peGPe
involved financially-many of us owe as
much or more than we can ever pay. In view
of this state OF affairs, would 1t be Justice 10
ourselves, to our wives and children TO further
mortgage our houses and our homes simply
to help build another railroad?
Many of us are without money and provts.
ions with which to make crop this year, and
will have to get our supplies under lien or
mortgage, and yet we are asked to tax our
selves to build railroads. The question Is, are
we going to vote railroad tax next
day? Taking into consideration our poverty
and the uncertainty Of railroad deals and
dealings 1t would be gross nonsense to vote
tax to build this magnificent ~ railroad, how
ever elegant and forcible" the pleas OF the
will bring as IL were, New York and New Or.
leans, San Francisco and Charleston. and
pour them all out in Greenwood township
with Greenwood as the grand centre.
Even the schedules on this almost celestial
road are laid down by its ardent admirers and
advocates, and we presume with the same de-
gree OF accuracy as the lIlHuy anu Bioiioue uu-
vantagcs and consequences are set forth.
Theories look we'll and sound well but they
wont always work we'll In practice. We know
not few theoretical men who can SIT down
and figure out on paper thousands In many
enterprises, but strange TO say these men can
seldom ever reduce their theories to practice.
Let us not be TOO theoretical In this mntter,
but exercise good common sense. We are told
that Is cents on the 500 will be the tax. but
we have had some experience in paying taxes
to build railroads, and we have found that the
estimates before elections and after elections
are two different things. When you have
voted the tax and you march up to the treas.
urer's office to pay your taxes, then you Will
learn what the tax will be, and when after
contracting little debt after little debt until
your Indebtedness Is more than you can pay,
and your property is advertised for sale, then
you will realize your "stupendous folly' In
contracting these little debts by voting ia xa.
tlon 10 build this road, which we are told will
decrease or do away with 'heavy freigh.s" on
q road which you have built by taxation.
Knowing all these things will the tax payers
of Greenwood township invest their dimes
hoping to realize dollars, or put in shoe strings
TAX PAYER.
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Petit Jurors.

1T. McLees, 2 township.
q. Wash Black. 13 township.
H. w. Gordon, 6 township.
g. w. Robinson, 3 township.
Nat Anderson, Jr. 2 township.
]. s. Power, township.
w. H. McAlister, 10 township.
P, l.. McCeltey, Il TOW fIship.
w. r. Buchanan, 2 township.
J. r. Sheffield. 4 township.
g. w. Lomax, 7 township.
H. g. Hnrtzog, 2 township.
Jas. A. Creighton, 16 township.
r. E. White, s township.
]. P. Barrat. ! township.
]. 8. Bossdell, 9 township.
Harrison Chiles, c 7 township.
w. D. Harmon, l6 township.
F. NJ. Henderson. 9 township.
T. P. Jay, 8 township.
Henry Hill, 70 township.
w. H. Kennedy, 18 township.
L. A. Ramey. 10 township.
]. A. Bannister, 8 township.
c. B. TlDsley, > township.
w. A. TempletOn, II township.
J. W. Pratt, b township.
T. P, Quarles II township.
NJ. G. Donald, 5 township.
w. T. Cunningham, IS township.
F. M. Godbold, 8 township.
Ned Murphy. G. 3 township.
]. Allen Smith, IL township
F. NJ. Mitchell, 10 township.
w. A. Lanier, IA toWf1ship.
n. P. Galphin, township.
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Can the Stnte Beat 1t?

On Friday Mr.. A. L. White, fine shot from
Spartanburc, and Me: srs Richard Sondley
and W. c. McGowun went TO the Flat Woods
to shoot. They began I, hunt at quarter al
ter three osclock Friday evening. and oil day
Saturday night. At the ''count.out" it was
found that they had banged two hundred and
eight partridges Co.'s besides other things.
There was only one double shot. Can the
State beatlt?
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Wednesday. Jan. 26, 1887.


The weather last Friday and Saturday was
warm and spring-!ikc. with II delightful sun
throughout the days. The atmosphere was so
balmy and pleasant on Friday night that
90 out. On Sunday night we had heavy
rains of several hours duration, accompanied
by high winds and unplcasantly suggestive
OF cyclones and tOrnadoes. About dayiight
on Monday morning the rains ceased and the
clouds disappeared. but the wind continued
at intervals throughout the day. The temper
ntnre in the sun was pleasant when the per-
son was not exposed to the winds.
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Jury for Second Weelt, February
Term 1887, and Balance Of Term.

G. W. Edmunds. 10th township.
H. M. Mundy, 9Th township.
G.S. Merriwether, 1st township.
Jas. Rogers, Jr.. LIST township.
r. W. Drake, 4fh township.
j. r Jones, End township.
w. B. Edwards, 7th township.
B. P. Neel, 10th township.
J. T Parks, 1lth tow nship.
H. II. Norwood, 18th township.
A. ]. Clinkscales. 9Th township.
J.. L Pressly, 5th township.
T, Moore, Bird township.
VIM. Mckenzie, 18th tow wnship.
G.S. Cade, 18th township.
T.J. Britt, 10TH township.
NJ. T. Hutchison, 18th township.
J.D Alewine, 18th township.
s. P. Morrah, 10Th township.
E. NJ. DuPre, 18th township.
J. W. Harvely, 9th township.
A. u Martin, 9Th township.
F.V Pruitt, 6th township.
F. w. Fits, 18th township,
A. +. Brown. 10th township.
j. S. Burnet, 9Th township.
]. Cresswell. 9th township.
]. C. Hodges, 4th township.
T. B. Purdy. 7th township.
I.emuel Rell, lst township.
w. J. MCGEE, Bird township.
w. A. Stevenson, 9Th township.
w. s. Bell, End township.
Albert Gilbert, 18th township.
VIM. Sutherland, Jr., 18th township.
w. P. Wideman. 10Th township
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HOW to File Claims.

To the Editor Of the NeVs and Courier: VIII
you do me favor to announce, for the benefit
OF those who may be entitled to a pension for
service in the Mexican war, that 1t Is only
necessary TO apply directly 10 the Hon. John
G.. Black, Commissioner OF Pensions, Wash
ington, D. G, who will supply TO the party
applying the blanks and instruction for the
application.
The letters addressed to me on the subject
must be referred 10 the cummis issioner, and II
addressed direct time will be saved.
OF course In case Of difficulty I should be
glad to aid in removing 1t If possible.
Very respectfully.
NJ. G.. BUTLER.
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Grand JorUrs, 1887.

J. Marion Carlile, 13 township.
c. A. White, Is township.
Jno. Wardlaw, l8 township.
&. p. O'Neal, 2 township.
]. Luther Latimer, 4 township.
w. F.. Henderson, township.
]. NJ. Pruitt, s township.
j. l.. brennan, 10 township.
C. G. Waller, II township.
J.T Youngblood, 8 township.
Edwin Calhoun, IA township.
w. T. Cowan, 8 township.
p. C. Suber, 12 township.
w. n. Emerson, 8 township.
]. D. Miller, 8 township.
G. A. Douglass, II township.
E. l.. Lipscornb, township.
w. B. Acker, 4 township.
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VOTE OF THANKS.
Edsefe1d's Grateful Acknowledge
ments to Abbevi11c.

Whereas, the Presbyteri Church Of Able.
Vile, noted for its liberality, has, time and
field Church by its generous gifts and has
recently added to its other donations very
valuable and much needed hell, bearing the
inscription: From the AbbeviIle church to
the Edgefleld church :" be 1t therefore unani.
mously resolved by the congregation OF the
Elgefield church assembled:
]. That our cordial thanks are due and are
hereby heartily extended 10 the generous
donors for this handsome gift.
q. That our thanks are specially due to
tf1cir pastor, Rev. ]. Lowrie Wilson. d. D..
through whose kindly sympathy and active
fundamentally the gin was made.
and Mr.. W. E. Lynch be HppNinted Com
mittee to convey these resolutions to the
Abbeville church.
4. That they be published In the Edgef1eld
and Abbeville papers.
W. D. SEYMOUR,
for the Com tnittee.
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School Trustees.

School Commissioner Cownn announces
this week his appointment of School Trustees
in the various townships. The appointments
it is believed, are good, and. 1t Is hoped, that
they may be acceptable to the people VINO
will no doubt rest under debt of gratitude
to him for the appointment of men who VIII
discharge their delicate and important duties
with fairness and fidelity TO the public inter-
ests The people expect maGm S capt COW"
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Dissolution.
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
OF
-Abbevil1e County.

TOWNSHIP 1T. L. Moore, j. N. King,
i Jno. r. Moore.
TOWNSHIP &C. A. C. Waller, T. F. Riley,
]. F. Coleman.
TowNsH1P Al. W. Mattiaon, E. L. Wal
drop, M. Erwin.
TOWNSHIP 5.-Wesley Crawford, r. C..
Brownlee. j. r. G. Dunn.
TowNsHIp 6.-W. 7. Cowan, B. II. Eakin,
TowssHIP 10: W. Collins, James Evans,
Jas. l.. White.
TOWNSHIP Sd. w. Jay. ]. NJ. Pruitt. T. ].
Hearst. :.
TOWNSHIP ct. NJ. Jay, ]. D. Neel, NJ. Dr.
w. G. Robinson.
TOWNSHIP 'lO,-J. L. Pressly, John Lyon.
A. X. Watson.
TOWNSHIP ll.-W. A. Tenpleton, Jno. g.
Edwards, S. H. Cochran.
TOWNSHIP l2-J. H. Bell, NJ. D., John d.
Alewine, r. o. McAdams.
TOWNSHIP l3.-I. Fl. McCs.lla, ]. ]. John
ston, MEG. Huckabee.
TOWNSHIP 4.-E Calhoun w. NJ. Taggart,
NJ. D.. J. H. Hester.
TowNsHIP 81. II. Morrah; W. II. Powell
w. II. Mcbride.
TOWNSHIP l8-James Cothran, Jr., L. B.
f. COWAN,
Chm. Bd. lGx. a. c.
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In several Of the upper counties number Of
the members OF the legislature have been
called upon TO "rise and explain" and give an
account of their actions at the late session,
In some places conventions have been held
and the representatives put upon the stand so
TO speak. and questioned and cross-examined.
Judge Hudson rules that printers working
on newspapers are exempt from jury duty.
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Those Blessed Phosphate Works. II

Joe Armstrong, convicted at October term.
1882, of court for Abbeville county, Of an as
sauit, and sentenced for five years hard labor
in the penitentiary was pardoned. and SET at
liberty last Saturday. The physician states
that he was broken in health Mt phosphate
works and will not be able to do hard labor
while In prison.
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Palmetto Saloon.

when you want pure goods for medicinal
use, call at the Palmetto Saloon, and ask Tom
McGettigan for his old Baker Rye. sweet
mash corn, or pure grape Brandy.-Adu.
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We have q small lot OF ladies cloaks, dol.
mons &C., that we arc closing at less than
cost. W. Joel Smith Sons. i-l9
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Evils OF Endorsing.

The great evils Of endorsing have never
been more sufficiently stated than by Judge
Waldo Brown OF Boston He says: "rhe sys-
TEN of endorsing Is all wrong and 1t should be
utterly abolished. 1 believe that it has been
the financial ruin Of more men than. perhaps,
all other causes. think that our young men
especially should study The matter carefully
In all its bearings and adopt some settled pol.
icy to govern their conduct, SO as to be ready
TO answer the man who asks them to sign his
note. What responsibility does one assume
when he endorses note? Simply this: He
Is held for the payment of the amount In full,
principal and interest. If the maker of the
note through misfortune, mismanagement or
rascality. fails 10 pay 1t. You see, the 'endors-
er assumes the responsibility; with no voice
in the management Of the business and no
share in the profits of the transaction If 1t
proves profitable, but with a certainty of loss
If, for any of the reasons slated. the principal
falls TO pay the note" Some men get caught
once or twice and resolve to put their names
to no more accommodation paper; few de-
cline at the very start from principal or from
fear Of the heavy losses and perhaps ruin
which has Over,aken some person whom they
know Intimately. But the far greater num-
ber, because they cannot say no to Il friend, or
as a ''merc matter OF FORM" put their auto
graph on the back of Il note with q rcularka-
BILE Indifference as to the risk they assume.
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Hon. NJ. F. AnSel has associated with him
In the practice of law Hon. ]. S. Cothran. Mr..
Cothran was the partner Of Mr.. Ansrl before
his election to the bench. and since his elec-
ton to congress he has decided to resume his
practice aud entered into the above partner.
ship.
LAUREHs, S. c., Jan. 1S.-Miss Lilly Nc
Ghre, Miss Mary Hodges, Miss Annie Hart
and Miss Mary Mahon, charming young H..
dies of CokeSbIry, after visiting friends and
relatives in Laurens, returned home on yes
tccday.
Don't forget where you can find the James
Means 500 Shoe" at Smith & Sous. i-19
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Jersey Hog.
Riding Brides.

A \ assortment OF plain and round Brides
n and Martingales, just received. and for
sale cheap. TIIOS. BEGGS.
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THE
JAMES MEANS So SHOE.

w E have the exclusive sale IN Abbevllle q
w the Justly celebrated JAMES MEANS
$500 SHOE" and take pleasure In letting out
| friends and the public know where they can
get the best shoe for $500. This shoe has .
repu tation as broad as this continen itselI
! If you will try d pair In LACE BUTTON or
lCONGRESS, you Will agree with as that It 10
full value for the money Buy them once and
you will have no other. All sizes and several
styles always Ia stock.
| Jan. 10 ISSz, U
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Never may occasion come again;
So seize IT, ere Ii passes thee:
The bitterest wailingS of regret
Are heard Der neriShed OnpnrtunitY.
GREENWOOD, S. c., ia

A great railroad is within our grasp; let us
great opportunity for increasing our railroad
facilities, enhancing the value of our proper
ty, and promoting the general prosperity Of
our State.
Capt. Joe Jenkins. Of Newberry, has just
brought to town q fine lot of cotton, for which
he will receive q handsome price. Capt.
Jenkins was once a conductor Oh the Column
bla ar Greenville Railroad. MAC.
National Republican., 1887-09-15

EoR sALE-l0O SELECTIONS OF FARMS
IL and small homes of from one to one hun
dred acres, within from / to 10 miles of the
city, at lowest prices and on easy terms. Send
for circular. \. II. SYPHERD 4 CO, 1907
Est SIT
National Republican., 1887-09-15
Mount Vernon Ayonme.

To-day there is to be q mass meeting at
Alexandria for tine purpose of taking the
first step toward the construction OF Mount
V,rcon avenue. Every property holder and
business man In Washington city Is in
tuested In the early completion Of that
great work, aud as many as possible Of the
citizens should attend and assist In the pre-
limuary meeting.
The people Of the counties Of Alexandria
and Fairfax and of the city OF Alexandra
are fully aroused to the advantages that
Will be conferred on them By the construc-
tion Of so grand highway as 1t is proposed
Mount Vernon avenue shall be, and quite
number will participate in the meeting
to. day.
While there is no question OF the actual
monetary benefits that will flow from the
construction OF this avenue, the NATIONAL
REPUBLICAN, desires to appeal to still higher
motives that should induce many citizens
of Washington to work actively and earn
estly for the immediate success OF this en-
terprise. Pride IN our beautiful city aud
reverence for the name Of Washington
RI Guild innuenc, us even more strongly
tlan any merely sord!d consideration.
The leading citizens Of Washington
should be in Alexandria to-day, and lend
their aid dnd influence to project that
will be lasting monument for those who
construct it, and be an honor to the nation.
National Republican., 1887-09-15

ernment, because not more than the par
value Of the bondsis is to be advanced; Sec
ond, one.half the interest ls saved on all the
bonds thus deposited, as 2 per cent. Is
charged for the money loaned third, tho
money market will be rendered easy and all
danger Of o financial crisis that will place
the whole country in the power Of the Wall
street spectators, who now hold all tue
currency OF the country, will be averted;
and, fourth, an lnducement is offered to the
holders Of the bonds to use them. Money
can be loaned freely at 6 per cent. or more
on the best paper and the best securities In
the county. The bondholder who Invests In
this way will be getting at least per cent.
upon his money instead Of 4; and the crisis
being passed, whenever money becomes so
abundant that he cannot invest al good
profit he can return his money to the treas
ury and retake his bonds.
Congress would not hesitate to approve
Of such action. All that II will be neces-
sary for the President to do, IL ho adopts
this policy, is TO report to Congress what
he has done and that body will say, "You
have done the best thing you could, except
to have called an extra session Of Congress,
which the constitution gives the President
the power, and made 1t his duty TO do in
times Of great emergency like this"
In the event Of commercial crisis, calls-
ing the destruction OF values to the extent
OF hundreds OF millions Of dollars, the Dam
ocratlc party will not be intrusted with
national power for another quarter OF q
century. This is the most serious yes,
vital-question this Democratic a1miuistra-
tlon has been called upon to consider, Its
influences will be far.reaching, and will de.
stroy the confidence Of the people 10 the
capacity of the Democracy to administer
the government In It's legislative and exec
utiye departments.
A New York city Democrat OF great
prominence and sagacity remarked to the
writer Of this article that "Grover Cleve.
land was n political necessity for the Dem.
ocratc party" If this panic is not averted
which the people know can easily be done,
President Cleveland will no longer eX'
lst as "a political necessity for the Demo,
racy."
Jay Gould has converted $4,000 900 o
securities into cash. Wall street will ab
sorb the s26,OOO,OOo proposed to be pur
chased by the government for the sinkinl
fund. The merchant, the manufacturer
the transportation companies can all be re
lieved by the simple plan Of loaning none
at . per cent. interest by the government
with its own bonds as collateral. Thel
prosperity will abound in every department
of business. Whatever direction the goS
ernment takes in this emergency th
responsibility rests upon the President @
the United States.
National Republican., 1887-09-15
BulIIng the stock Market.

The New York Times of yesterday con-
tains the following as some Of the talk on
Wall street. 1t shows that the admInlstra-
tion's policy Of buying bonds Is nothing
more nor less than playing into the hands
OF Wall strt ct gamblers;
There was further reiteratlon of the predlc.
ton that the Treasury Department to-day
would buy more government bonds than taken
since the sinking fund circular was issued.
The bulls lay great stress on this, and in the
event OF realization OF their expectations 1t is
likely that there will be u decided Impetus
given to stock buying. II, however, Official
action disagrees with the abundant bull prophe.
cies boomerang like to that OF last weeks
bogus telegraph war settlements will do somo
haId hitting.
National Republican., 1887-09-15

TNOR SALE--AN ELEG ANT 14.ROOM MAN
lar, story, stable, and ali modern improve In pi We
mepts; lot 67 by 1iS TO alley; price, $4,000,
Apply to EDWABD b. FOX, 1921 Est. N. ",
National Republican., 1887-09-15
YESTERDAY the administration purchase,

YESTERDAY the administration purchased
the governments AZ bonds, the face OF
which called for $4,109,0OO and paid for
them $4, 4,535, ,569.75, thus increasing the pub
lie debt, without authority of law, $780,
O69,75. The premiums paid were 7,0s
cents on $4,000; st on S37,500, and on
S4,0l7OOO. making the average slightly
over per cent. The highest premiums
bid for these bonds on Wall street yester-
day was IA, so that the government paid 4,
that is $5,4O0, more than the same amount
OF bonds would sell for on Wall street.
National Republican., 1887-09-15
Congressman Mills, OF Texas, on NIr.
ginia Democrats.

Tlot p'ogorm aaop!ed By The so caPcd Dcmo,
crate pCriy !J TiytaSa lcds s0meihinJ et'raor.
diaGrB. II mus, disgust erery Democrat bDh in
and oiQhe state Tic present iealcrs Of The
Democratic party IN Virginia are Hg quccre& SCI
oti8.bcCilCS that erer ,aincl a state.
National Republican., 1887-09-15

At meeting of the supreme grand couu-
Gil Order of American Patriots OF the
United States, held at their council cham
ber last evening, they elected jerome B.
Burke, j. G.. 4. Burger, and Fred q. Peck
us delegates to represent this order at the
convention OF the American party to be
held in Philadelphia, Pa, Sept. 10 and II.
National Republican., 1887-09-15
NOT A DEPARTMENT
But an Incorporated Institution Gov
erned by oGicsrs.

A decfsion has been made by the first
comptroller OF the Treasury Department
that the Smithsonian Institution is neither
department of the government nor q
bureau thereof, but an incorporated instltu-
tion governed by the officers named in the
act Of incorporation; that the national
museum is under the management and CON
troll OF the same officers; that the powers
conferred upon the chief clerk OF bureau
in any of the departments by section rs OF
the Revised Statutes does not apply to the
clerk OF the museum. He further decides,
as Congress makes annual appropriations
to the museum, its officers must advertise
for contracts, &c, ae required by section
310D, Revised Statutes and must approve
each voucher given for the money ex'
pended, and finally TO settle their accounts
In the Treasury Department.
National Republican., 1887-09-15
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER is.
AnuHencntg,

AIBAUoH's-"Lost in the Snow"
KEBEANs-Specialties and Varieties.
HARrtss Buou--"Uncle Toms Cabin"
TIE MsNAssAs sPAHoRAMA-lbth st. & ohio Nv